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this and I have quite a bit to argue.
1. Make sure you trust your villagers and that none of them are working against you. This usually fails if you are not a good judge of internet character. That means that yes most everyone you meet is either lazy stupid malicious attention whore or a combination of all of the above. A valued villager is someone who helps the village out when the village needs it. If you need to finish that wall then everyone better drop everything unless they are starving (like anyone starves anymore) and go help do that. Ideally you want aggressive players but not lying and aggressive players. If you find some no-lifers (and I use the term fondly since I am basically one) cherish the forgeters for you won't get a better villager and have them invest in a combat skill preferably melee. If stuff hits the fan he will probably be the only one able to help with at least minor grieffers. When you are sure you can trust your villagers don't unless you are sure they have just as much to lose as you and not even then.
If your villagers are not already devoted to protecting your village and their valuables, they shouldn't be there.
2. Brick wall your place. No palisades don't cut it; people can break them for fun now and there is no turning back from it more and more will be able to do it. Drop anything not related to a brick wall and do it. Trade, beg threaten humiliate yourself for enough wrought and steel and just do it. One gate is enough and just design your wall to have least amount of corner posts. It might end up looking ugly but who gives a forget at least you are safer.
This is completely impossible for most new players, any experienced players with steel and iron will probably already have armor and weapons and a damn fine ranger, therefore theres really no reason to spend your damn metal on brick walls.
I understand, however, that this topic was made before palisades were beefed up, but still.
3. Clear-cut the forest around your wall transform all boulders to runestones. and move all the logs inside. Do this for a couple of screens. If they do decide to ram you you will be able to see it before it comes for you.
Makes sense, but totally loving irrational and stupid.
4. Claim your walls fully. Patrol them daily. Make a trail for it on the inside use ranging too.
Patrolling often is not that essential, instead of just patrolling pay attention to the walls more when there is nobody else on, because when there are at least 5 people on somebody'll see a theif or killer before they can get in.
5. Use one way out crossroads to get out of your village. No crossroads leading into the village don't care if the place has 7 layered and spaced brick wall just don't.
I REALLY don't like this idea, I don't know why.
6. NEVER EVER USE THE GATE. EVER. DON'T DO IT. You think keys are cool? and every one in your village should have one? Well your a dumbforget then. Only key to that gate should stay on an alt you bring out on holidays and by holidays I mean when your outside crossroad has been vandalized. Of course the holiday implies much armed forces to protect the rare event of opening ones gate.
lolno, thats the stupidest loving idea I've ever heard. I understand that not everyone needs a damn key, but what the forget, gates aren't a magical opening to the outside world. If you AREN'T an idiot you won't have a problem with them. At all.
7. Make allies learn to fight equip your fighters. Trade with people, help them out when they need it spar with them collect all your fighters and do team building (aka rangings together) so when stuff hits the fan they don't Self Delete themselves like noobs. Invest in some good bronze and equip all your villagers. There is nothing so ugly as a 1000 damage sting one someone butt naked with no combat skill...
Not everyones going to want to go out of their way and spend their AHRD ERNED LP1!!!!1!1! on melee weapons and unarmed just because you're loving paranoid.
